user

/ˈjuzɚ/
noun

One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.

  2. A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.

  3. A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

  4. In land law, meaning either 1. or 2. above or use. Usually in singular form to mean use wherever there is assiduous re-use of precedents and aloof textbooks verbatim.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English usere, equivalent to use + -er. Cognate with Scots usar, uiser (“user”).

Similar and opposite words

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parasite
Opposite
nonuser

USER at a glance

USER has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (U 1 + S 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,043 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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